Pope Benedict XVI, known at the time as Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger.
Pope Benedict XVI, known at the time as Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger.
He served in the US Congress for nine terms before he was elected President.
Of the 42 people who were U.S. President before Barack Obama,...10 served between 0 and 4 years.12 served 4 years.7 served between 4 and 8 years.12 served 8 years.1 served more than 8 years.Also, of the 42 who served before Obama,...5 never won a Presidential election.21 were elected once.15 were elected twice.1 was elected four times.
Before being elected as pope, he served the people of Argentina as the cardinal Archbishop of Buenos Aires.
James Monroe was the 5th US president. He served from 1817 to 1825. Before he was elected to the presidency had a career in politics. Here is a summary of his previous positions:1. 1782 elected to the Virginia House of delegates; 2. 1783 elected to the Congress of the Confederation; 3. 1790 elected to the Senate from Virginia; 4. 1794 served as minister to France; 5. 1799 elected as the Governor of Virginia; 6. 1803 served as minister to Great Britain; and 7. 18811 served as Secretary of State under James Madison.
Before his election to the papacy, he was Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger. He had been an archbishop in Germany, and His Holiness, John Paul II appointed him to head the Holy Office where he served for many years in Rome.
Reagan served two terms as governor of California. He was also elected president of his union, the Screen Actors' Guild.
Ted Strickland was elected in 2006. Before he served as governor he served six terms as a member of the United States House of Representitives.
He was elected President of Mexico in 1861 and served as a provisional President before that (1858-1861).
Ulysses S Grant, Republican, who served from March 1869 to March 1877
No one. Franklin Roosevelt served three full terms and was elected to a fourth, but then died three months into that term.
27 of the 44 US presidents served more than one term in office. 19 of these were elected to more than one term in office. The other 8 served out the term of a president who died in office and were re-elected for a second full term. Only one president served more than two terms, Franklin D Roosevelt, who served three full terms and was elected for a fourth but died in office before finishing that term.